Russia articles

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  Massive Russian meteor came from asteroid belt, 'millions more' like it

  By Carl Franzen on February 27, 2013 02:23 pm + 26 comments

  The meteor that struck Russia near the Ural Mountains earlier this month was a record-setter here on Continue reading…

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  Cyber criminals exploit Java vulnerability to hack Apple, Facebook, and Twitter

  By Bryan Bishop on February 19, 2013 08:19 pm

  Twitter, Facebook, and Apple have all been the victim of recent attacks by hackers. While US Continue reading…

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  Apple, Facebook, and Twitter hacks reportedly originated in Eastern Europe

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 19, 2013 07:40 pm + 20 comments

  The recent attacks on Apple’s systems originated in Russia or Eastern Europe, and are linked to Continue reading…

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  Russian meteor was the biggest in over 100 years, says NASA

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 18, 2013 09:15 pm + 72 comments

  New estimates reported by NASA indicate that the meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere last week Continue reading…

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  Russian politician joins conspiracy theorists, blames meteor explosion on US military

  By T.C. Sottek on February 17, 2013 02:38 pm + 192 comments

  The meteor explosion that rocked Russia last week may be late to the end times party, but that Continue reading…

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  Russia rocked by meteor explosion

  By Sam Byford on February 15, 2013 01:08 am + 308 comments

  Reports from the Russian region of the Ural Mountains suggest that a meteor may have exploded 10,000 Continue reading…

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  DDoS: how a tool built by web activists became the ultimate weapon for online oppression

  By Russell Brandom on January 28, 2013 11:30 am + 86 comments

  The most important denial-of-service attack in 2012 didn't make headlines; if you weren't following Continue reading…

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  Giant QR code-backed iPhone monument commemorates Steve Jobs in St. Petersburg

  By Adi Robertson on January 10, 2013 07:25 am + 26 comments

  A Russian contest to honor the memory of Steve Jobs has resulted in a fairly unusual monument being Continue reading…

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  United States and Russia establish joint action plan to combat piracy

  By Justin Rubio on December 22, 2012 05:49 pm + 75 comments

  The United States and Russia have established an agreement to work together to fight intellectual Continue reading…

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  Russia-led plan to transfer internet governance to UN agency scrapped, Reuters reports

  By Adi Robertson on December 10, 2012 04:05 pm + 34 comments

  A group of countries looking to transfer control of central internet resources to the UN's Continue reading…